- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1795 Oct. 24, Nashville, [Tennessee to] Col[onel] David Hendley [i.e., Henley], Knoxville, [Tennessee] / Ja[me]s Robertson of an image
- Creator:
- Robertson, James, 1742-1814
- Publisher:
- Manuscript held by the Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN, Henley Papers, box n/a, folder 15, document tl022.
- Date of Original:
- 1795-10-24
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Wars
Chickasaw Indians--Wars
Creek Indians--Government relations
Chickasaw Indians--Government relations - Location:
- United States, Southern States, 33.346678, -84.119434
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
military records - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This letter from General James Robertson, U.S. Agent to the Chickasaws, to Colonel David Henley, agent in the War Department, is dated October 24, 1795. Robertson warns Henley about the Creek Indians, who he believes to be instigating hostilities with the Chickasaws while appearing to be seeking peace with the United States and neighboring tribes. He describes a battle between the two nations that he says was initiated by a Creek offensive and won by the Chickasaws. Robertson says Creek hostilities will prevent the Chickasaws from hunting, requiring the U.S. government to send more provisions. The letter concludes with Robertson offering Henley a deal on a parcel of land. The enclosure Robertson mentions, a letter from Chickasaw Chief Opiomingo (also Piomingo), is document hp023 of the Southeastern Native American Documents database.
Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Libraries in 2001, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. - Local Identifier:
- hp022
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_hp022
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_hp022#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_hp022/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], Henley Papers, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia
- Extent:
- 3 pages/leaves
- Holding Institution:
- Tennessee State Library and Archives
- Rights:
-
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Nashville
October 24th 1795
Sir
I take the liberty of troubling you with these lines, believing they will give you intelligiance [intelligence] which may be pleasing to you as well as all the other Officirs [Officers] of the General Govermint [Government] [deleted text: [illegible text] ]
Although the Creeks are at peace with the United States, the deceptive conduct they have made use of, with the officirs [officers] of government, in getting them to Midiate [Mediate] a peace between them & the Chickasaws at the very time they were Midiating [Mediating] the reverse against the latter Tribe, and actually marching [unclear text: against ] them, cannot be pleasing, or promise any [unclear text: Just ] grounds for a reliance on their Talks. This morning Sergeant Casselman returned from the Chickasaw Nation with the following information that about the
20th Ultim [Ultimo] A large body of Creeks attacked the Chickasaws in their Town, no doubt, with intent to reduce some of their Forts as the Creeks had Stocks [unclear text: prepared ] to secure prisoners. As I have inclosed [enclosed] you a copy of Opiomingo' s letter to me, I need only give you such information as that letter does not contain. Since he wrote, one killed & one wounded Creek has been found, this makes the amount 26 in all which they gotten. This action has [unclear text: much ] animated the Chickasaws (tho [though] they say they are still willing to be at peace if the Creeks really
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wish it) they took our Pack-Horse loaded with amunition [ammunition]
Tho [Though] they ask for men to assist them I think they do not expect them, for the reasons I gave them when in their Nation
you will see that the Creeks have got a [unclear text: compleat [complete] ] flogging as they well deserved and returned home with the Loss of all their baggage [unclear text: &c [et cetera] ] . This attack on the Chickasaws makes them give up all hopes of Hunting this Season, and I suppose will need much more Provisions from the United States than if they could.
The Land I was offering to you, I have sold for one thousand dollars; but if you have a desire to purchase one or two 640 acre Tracts for your [document damaged], I will let you have them on [illegible text] at [illegible text] a dollar per acre, and others are selling at a dollar, if you incline to accept of my proposals, please to write me, or Mr. [illegible text] -- I hope you have got safe through the Wilderness.
I have the Honor to be Sir your Obt Humb Servt [Obedient Humble Servant]
[Signed] [unclear text: Jas [James] ] Robertson
Col D [Colonel David] Hendley
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Col [Colonel] David Hendley agent Department of War Knoxville
Mr White
Nashville
24 October 1795
General Robertson
Letter respecting the Chactaw & Creeks battle